| Oaxaca Museums |
Alcala, Pedestrian only street
Santo Domingo Church and Oaxaca Cultural
Museum
Museum
Santo Domingo Church and Oaxaca
Cultural Museum
Cultural Museum
Oaxaca's Santo Domingo Church
and Cultural Museum
and Cultural Museum
Interior of the Santo Domingo
Church
Church
The most spectacular tomb art ever found in the Americas came from the ruin site of Monte Alban, just
outside Oaxaca City. The discovery in 1932 by Mexican archaeologist Alfonso Caso numbers 500
pieces, 150 of them in gold, some done in the lost wax process. The objects are displayed at the
Santo Domingo Cultural Museum in the colonial center of the city.
outside Oaxaca City. The discovery in 1932 by Mexican archaeologist Alfonso Caso numbers 500
pieces, 150 of them in gold, some done in the lost wax process. The objects are displayed at the
Santo Domingo Cultural Museum in the colonial center of the city.
Oaxacans still speak seventeen of their ancient languages and dress in embroidered finery and
hand-spun cotton and wool when they gather in the city plaza to celebrate the ancient rituals that they
have combined with Christian celebrations.
The Santo Domingo Cultural Center and Oaxaca Regional Museum celebrates the many cultures of
Oaxaca from its location on the Alcala, the pedestrian only street that runs north south through the
center of the colonial district.
hand-spun cotton and wool when they gather in the city plaza to celebrate the ancient rituals that they
have combined with Christian celebrations.
The Santo Domingo Cultural Center and Oaxaca Regional Museum celebrates the many cultures of
Oaxaca from its location on the Alcala, the pedestrian only street that runs north south through the
center of the colonial district.
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| Oaxaca Museums to Culture Art and Archaeology hold work by the Masters in Mexican Art Both Ancient and Modern |
Several of the spectacular ruin sites in the Oaxacan Valley have small museums while the city
has a grand display at the Santo Domingo Cultural Center. Another collection of prehispanic
art is at the Rufino Tamayo Museum which displays the private collection of artist Rufino
Tamayo, a treasure of ancient art from all over Mexico including Oaxaca.
has a grand display at the Santo Domingo Cultural Center. Another collection of prehispanic
art is at the Rufino Tamayo Museum which displays the private collection of artist Rufino
Tamayo, a treasure of ancient art from all over Mexico including Oaxaca.
Ceramic urn from the classic era of
Oaxaca's Monte Alban at the
Tamayo Museum of Prehispanic Art.
Oaxaca's Monte Alban at the
Tamayo Museum of Prehispanic Art.